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Bissau
(Encyclopedia) BissauBissaubĭsouˈ [key], town (1991 est. pop. 197,610), capital of Guinea-Bissau, a port in the Geba estuary, off the Atlantic Ocean. It is the country's largest city, major port, and…Madang
(Encyclopedia) MadangMadangmäˈdäng [key], town (1990 pop. 27,181), Papua New Guinea, on NE New Guinea island. A seaport on Astrolabe Bay, Madang exports copra and gold. It was an important Japanese…Samarai
(Encyclopedia) SamaraiSamaraisămˈărī [key], small island (59 acres/23.9 hectares), at the southeastern tip of Papua New Guinea, New Guinea island. It is a commercial and shipping center and a port of…Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, Teodoro
(Encyclopedia) Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, Teodoro, 1942–, Equatoguinean military and political leader, president of Equatorial Guinea (1979–). He graduated (1963) from Spain's Zaragoza Military Academy…French West Africa
(Encyclopedia) French West Africa, former federation of eight French overseas territories. The constituent territories were Dahomey (now Benin), French Guinea (now Guinea), French Sudan (now Mali),…Lae
(Encyclopedia) LaeLaeläˈē, lī [key], town (1990 pop. 88,172), Papua New Guinea, on NE New Guinea island, at the head of the Huon Gulf. Lae is an important administrative and commercial center.…Trobriand Islands
(Encyclopedia) Trobriand IslandsTrobriand Islandstrōˈbrēăndˌ, trōˌbrēăndˈ [key], small volcanic island group off SE New Guinea, part of Papua New Guinea. Kiriwana is the largest of the group's 22…guinea pig
(Encyclopedia) guinea pigguinea piggĭnˈē [key], domesticated form of the cavy, Cavia porcellus, a South American rodent. It is unrelated to the pig; the name may refer to its shrill squeal. Guinea…Equatorial Guinea
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea gĭnˈē [key], officially Republic of Equatorial Guinea,…Papua New Guinea Map
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